OHbaby! Forums : Going down the ear infection trail again https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 05 May 2026 18:11:34 +0000 Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:08:21 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 11.10 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=9837 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Going down the ear infection trail again : It wouldn&#039;t hurt seeing one....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195922&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195922 Author: mummy_becks
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Posted: 12 August 2007 at 9:08pm

It wouldn't hurt seeing one. The fact that you have health insurance means that you can opt to see one privately which means that then you get to see someone trained in the field and can give you the facts straight away about her ears and you would see them sooner rather than later.]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:08:21 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195922&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195922 <![CDATA[Going down the ear infection trail again : So you think now that it&#039;s...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195916&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195916 Author: Maya
Subject: 9837
Posted: 12 August 2007 at 8:54pm

So you think now that it's happened twice with Mercedes it's worth seeing an ENT? I just really want to avoid all the problems we've had with Mona who is now moderately hearing impaired, altho her specialist swears that her problems are just 'bad luck' rather than not getting adequate treatment etc. She had grommets and the perforations in her ear drums never healed so she ended up having two myringoplasties on one side and one on the other to patch the holes. ]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2007 20:54:15 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195916&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195916 <![CDATA[Going down the ear infection trail again : Yep Emma what queenbean said....]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195745&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195745 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 9837
Posted: 12 August 2007 at 10:18am

Yep Emma what queenbean said. It taken the dr all of about 15 minutes (well thats how long it took for Andrew's) to get them both in, so he wasn't under the general for very long.

I would be asking to see an ENT for Mercede's ears to look at getting them put in, a burst eardrum really hurts (I can remember the pain from a few years ago) and the grommets will help a lot.

]]> Sun, 12 Aug 2007 10:18:04 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195745&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195745 <![CDATA[Going down the ear infection trail again : You are right, they make a small...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195698&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195698 Author: queenbean
Subject: 9837
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 10:14pm

You are right, they make a small incision in the eardrum and insert a grommet (like a tiny cotton reel) which drains any fluid out and stops the pressure build up so the eardrum doesn't burst. If the eardrum bursts by itself, it will let the fluid out but if it happens a lot, can cause scarring of the eardrum. Plus, before the eardrum bursts, there is a lot of pressure build up which can be painful.

HTH!!]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 22:14:19 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195698&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195698 <![CDATA[Going down the ear infection trail again : Hugs Becks, I know how much you...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195600&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195600 Author: Maya
Subject: 9837
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 4:30pm

Hugs Becks, I know how much you were hoping Josh would avoid the ear problems
I have a question I've been meaning to ask tho, when they put grommets in, they make a hole in the ear drum right? And Mercedes has had two ear infections now and both times the drum has burst to let the gunk out. Does this mean she's less likely to need grommets coz her body gets rid of the gunk on it's own, or is bursting not a good thing, and the grommets stop it from happening?
I'm not even sure if that makes sense, I know what I'm *trying* to say lol, but can't make it come out right.
We had ongoing dramas with my SD's ears, but coz I didn't know her when she was a baby, I don't know how her problems started out.]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 16:30:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195600&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195600 <![CDATA[Going down the ear infection trail again : aww hun that relly suxs whats...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195588&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195588 Author: james
Subject: 9837
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 3:56pm

aww hun that relly suxs whats with all these sick bubs hope he gets better soon ]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:56:48 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195588&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195588 <![CDATA[Going down the ear infection trail again : I have just come back from the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195571&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195571 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 9837
Posted: 11 August 2007 at 3:20pm

I have just come back from the dr's and Josh is now going down the ear infection trail i'm so not happy. But at least I know why he was crying this morning.]]> Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:20:34 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=9837&PID=195571&title=going-down-the-ear-infection-trail-again#195571